Mind Games Podcast

Happy New year and welcome to the first podcast of 2018. Today we discuss setting up healthy boundaries for yourself in depth. We've touched on the subject in past episodes but this one is an in depth cover of what that means and some skills to help you create those boundaries and allow yourself to still give without completely exhausting yourself. Here is the link to the video Ashley mentions: https://youtu.be/3ev7GXzFTPg For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Happy New Year! Our resolution is to get back on track with this podcast! No seriously this week's podcast is about resolutions and how to approach them. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

We are back after a month of craziness to discuss the loss of creativity while on antidepressants. We're all creative in our own ways and to some degree anything we do requires a type of creativity but when its your job or passion to be creative but you end up on antidepressants sometimes they can take all the drive to create. We try and discuss this concept and possible coping skills to help you counteract these moments in your life. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we discuss the idea of instant satisfaction or gratification and how that is not always a good thing. We talk about how impulsiveness works for BPD patients but most importantly how its not exclusive to BPD and everyone struggles with this notion on some aspect. We give helpful coping skills that have worked for us and will hopefully help you!  For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we chat about loving your enemies. It's not just about forgiveness there's a lot more that we could be doing to make this world a better place. We discuss our own struggles and how we got over them with our enemies and some of us are even still in the process of trying to love. We give some tips on how you can work towards doing the same. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we talk about anxiety in gaming; how that affects people and tips to try and avoid it! For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we discuss our Aha moments and those things that help lift us up in those really down times. We all have those stories things that we try and cling to in order to keep us around. What is your #Iwasmadefor moment? For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we discuss how to take a joke. How people can get very sensitive when dealing with humor whether it be the person telling the joke or the person taking the joke. We try and give you an idea of things to think about before you react to someone if you find it offensive because sometimes we can take things a little too personally, especially when jokes are involved. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we discuss gratitude and giving thanks. We discuss how it creates "positive snowballs" and can make life so much better when you have true gratitude. Mary gives an exercise for us to use to help us get better at really understanding thanks and how to give it. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we discuss saying no and how to find less guilt in saying no. We all can have some issues saying no to people especially when you struggle mentally, you don't want people to hurt but sometimes you have to say no and Mary helps guide through ways to figure out how to say no without having guilt. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

Today we have a round table discussion on Impostor Syndrome; what it means, what it is, how it affects us, and things you can possibly do to try and combat it. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

In light of the recent twitter craziness where friends were looking for one of their party members we decided to discuss good practices for con going. There is a lot of anxiety that surrounds Cons so always have a buddy! For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group

In this episode we discuss different types of therapy besides your stereotypical ones. We also talk about how we have used them and ways you can practice them on your own. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group and recorded with Zencastr www.zencastr.com

This week we discuss sex and how depression and bpd affect it! We talk about how your libido can be affected by numerous things and try to discuss some coping skills to help get you out of that funk that we all have experienced! For any comments or questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group.

Today we have a roundtable discussion on what makes a person bad. These are our own individual opinions and this may not be what you think makes a person bad. If you have anything to add to the discussion please email us or tweet us! We'd love to hear your opinions! *Disclaimer* Ashley's audio does go in and out and we were unable to adjust it we do apologize For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group.

Today's episode we discuss the loss of friendships. We discuss how sometimes they fizzle, sometimes you have a huge blowup, and sometimes distance just sets in and you grow apart. We have many friendships over the course of our lifetimes and sometimes we miss certain friendships so today we discuss that loss and how to cope with it! For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group.

Phil is back! In this episode we discuss motivation, what causes us to lose it and how can we try and get it back? For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group.

Bouncing off of last week's episode of Calming the Chaos Mary and Ashley discuss fears that many people tend to deal with like rejection, abandonment, failure, etc. Join us this week as we work through our own fears and tell you how we try to deal with them and give you some ideas on how to cope with the fears in your own life. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group.

Still missing Phil this week the girls try and tackle chaos in their lives! In this podcast we discuss how chaotic things get and how we tend to ignore certain things when it gets crazy. Our coping skill is how to combat that chaos and try to "calm" it and help things stay organized and smoothe. For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group.

Today we discuss a very tough subject; Self injury and Suicide. There may be some triggers in what we discuss but we urge you to find help if you are dealing with any of these thoughts! For any questions please contact us at mindgamespc@gmail.com We are not a replacement for therapy nor are we licensed professionals if anything we discuss hits home for you we please ask that you seek help. Suicide prevention hotline: 1800-273-8255 or text "Go to 741741, for Veterans press 1 or text 838255 This podcast is part of the Two Lazy Dogs Media group.